Will vs Michael
USA · Open Men · 1 result Will Purcell
AUS · Open Men · 1 result Michael Zhang
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Will: Salt Lake City 2026, Open Men · Michael: Salt Lake City 2026, Open Men
no splitRowCarryLungesWall ballsRoxzoneRuns
This chart shows where Will and Michael sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Will: strongest on Push (faster than 69% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 0%).Michael: strongest on Lunges (faster than 69% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 0%).
See the numbers
| Part | Will: faster than | Michael: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 17% | 1% |
| Push | 69% | 13% |
| Pull | 21% | 0% |
| BBJ | 12% | no split |
| Row | 2% | 5% |
| Carry | 38% | 1% |
| Lunges | 0% | 69% |
| Wall balls | 7% | 12% |
| Roxzone | 10% | 0% |
| Runs | 3% | 4% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Will | Michael |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 17% | 1% |
| Sled push | 69% | 13% |
| Sled pull | 21% | 0% |
| Burpee broad jump | 12% | — |
| Row | 2% | 5% |
| Farmers carry | 38% | 1% |
| Sandbag lunges | 0% | 69% |
| Wall balls | 7% | 12% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 10% | 0% |
| Runs (8 km) | 3% | 4% |
The share of their own field each athlete beat on that segment, at the race named on the left. Higher is better; green marks the better of the two. A dash means no split was published.
Those races as one bar each
This chart draws the race in order, left to right: each 1 km run (blue), each station (yellow) and the roxzone (grey), sized by its time.Will · Salt Lake City 2026 · Open Men: 1:10:04 running, 1:13:41 at the stations and 15:23 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (27:18).Below, Michael · Salt Lake City 2026 · Open Men: 1:07:16 running, 48:41 at the stations and 41:48 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (13:00) and the shortest the sled push (4:10).
See the numbers
| Part | Will · Salt Lake City 2026 · Open Men | Michael · Salt Lake City 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:22 | 4:27 |
| SkiErg | 5:05 | 5:54 |
| Run 2 | 8:14 | 7:31 |
| Sled push | 2:43 | 4:10 |
| Run 3 | 8:57 | 7:32 |
| Sled pull | 6:07 | 10:14 |
| Run 4 | 8:58 | 7:40 |
| Burpee broad jump | 8:53 | — |
| Run 5 | 9:20 | 8:46 |
| Row | 6:28 | 6:08 |
| Run 6 | 9:25 | 8:32 |
| Farmers carry | 2:16 | 4:18 |
| Run 7 | 10:39 | 9:01 |
| Sandbag lunges | 27:18 | 4:57 |
| Run 8 | 10:09 | 13:47 |
| Wall balls | 14:51 | 13:00 |
| Roxzone | 15:23 | 41:48 |
| Finish | 2:38:59 | 2:37:42 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Will | Michael | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake City 2026 Open Men · 18 Sep 2026 | 2:38:59 | 2:37:42 | 1:17 · Michael faster |
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